Language:
English
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
Contemporary Jewry
Angaben zur Quelle:
43,3-4 (2023) 779-788
Keywords:
Jews, Polish Cultural assimilation
;
Jews History 1945-
;
Jews Identity 21st century
;
History
;
Jews Identity 20th century
;
History
Abstract:
This article examines the broader context for Polish Jews' de-assimilation since the fall of communism, analyzes the complex process of individual discovery and communal recovery of Jewish identity, and discusses the multiple challenges de-assimilated Jews face in constructing a new Jewish identity. The study is based on fieldwork conducted between 2010 and 2019, and includes participant observation in Jewish organizations in Poland and during a Birthright trip to Israel with a group of young Polish Jews; interviews with Jewish communal leaders and Poles recovering a Jewish identity; and archival research documenting the institutional rebirth of Jewish life in Poland.
DOI:
10.1007/s12397-023-09529-3
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